How do you blog on a class where a syllabus was read and the class introduced? Do you regurgitate the course description or do you wax poetic about your love for God and his infinite power to meet others in today's cultural context? How about neither.
Professor Bolger mentioned Lesslie Newbigin as an example of a modern day missionary who sought to clarify the key issues of faith against his experiences in India. I have previously read Newbigin's The Gospel in a Pluralist Society and can say that later watching a video of Newbigin speak was more powerful and provided more depth of knowledge to me than the 250 pages of literature. Don't get me wrong, Newbigin's book is very well written. But this example further speaks to the postmodern medium of film and how sometimes has a greater reach in today's culture.
Monday, January 7
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Nice - where did you see that video? Is it online?
No, we watched it in one of my classes up at the Fuller Northwest extension campus. Rev. Dr. Jim Davis had it.
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